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Coats (Men)

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/* Body Warmmer (Thorax) */
{{evidence
|Art=
* Louis the Pious (826ADAD826) [EWING 2007: p.115]
* Fuller brooch (late C9th)
|Literature =
* Einhard: Life of Charlemagne (c.829AD829-836AD836) in winter by a close-fitting coat of otter or marten skins.
* Ólpa, stakkr, kufl: Norse for clothing made out of shaggy felt or fur [HAGG 1984: p.186].
|Archaeology =
* Hedeby, Denmark (late C10th – early C11th) 9 fragments of heavy fluffy woollen (5mm thick) body warmers [HAGG 1984: p.183-185] cut to wrap around the front of the body and to reach to just below the waist. One of the Hedeby finds had a trace of bronze near the bottom corner probably from a bronze pin [EWING 2007: p.111]
* Cunwhitton, England (AD900-950) A possible sealskin thorax (PATERSON 2014:p.76)
|Discussion =